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Disgraced star heads for Hong Kong 17:05, Aug 20 2008
Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter has left Bangkok on a flight to Hong Kong, Thai police said. more

Talks bid to avert airport strike 16:35, Aug 20 2008
Talks were continuing tonight in an effort to avert a planned series of airport strikes that could cause travel chaos over the bank holiday weekend. more

Glitter urged to return to Britain 15:35, Aug 20 2008
Paedophile rock star Gary Glitter was said to be in "a good mood" as he laughed and chatted with immigration officials who are trying to persuade him to board a flight back to the UK. more

Mortgage lending increases slightly 15:05, Aug 20 2008
Mortgage lending increased slightly during July but remained well down on the level recorded a year ago, figures showed. more

Pensioners may lose backdated cash 14:05, Aug 20 2008
Thousands of pensioners could miss out on hundreds of pounds worth of backdated benefits as a result of rule changes that come into force later this year. more

Former Labour MP Abse dies aged 91 14:05, Aug 20 2008
Gay rights champion Leo Abse has died at the age of 91, a family friend said. more

Sale of three BAA airports proposed 14:05, Aug 20 2008
Heavily-criticised airport company BAA will almost certainly have to sell three of its seven UK airports following a damning report by the Competition Commission (CC). more

Council workers strike over pay row 11:35, Aug 20 2008
Thousands of council workers in Scotland are taking part in a one-day strike, causing disruption to schools, rubbish collections and ferry services. more

Bank committee split over rate rise 10:35, Aug 20 2008
An interest rate increase was ruled out this month because of the risk that it might make the economic downturn "unnecessarily deep", the Bank of England revealed. more

Tory pledge to build fairer society 10:05, Aug 20 2008
The Tories are now the right party to create a fairer society because the Government has failed to raise the incomes, aspirations and opportunities of Britain's poorest people, George Osborne said. more

Watchdog tells BAA to sell airports 08:05, Aug 20 2008
Competition chiefs have signalled the break-up of BAA's UK airport empire by proposing the company cease running two of its three London airports - Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted. more

Watchdog may urge airports sale 06:35, Aug 20 2008
Plane passengers who have endured travel misery will learn just what changes to UK airport ownership are proposed by competition chiefs. more

Glitter refuses to board UK flight 02:35, Aug 20 2008
Shamed rock star Gary Glitter has been left in limbo after refusing to board a flight to the UK following his release from a Vietnamese prison. more

Juices 'could render drugs useless' 02:05, Aug 20 2008
Fruit juices including grapefruit, orange and apple can dramatically reduce the effectiveness of heart and cancer drugs, it was claimed. more

'Mortgage market to shrink 20%' 02:05, Aug 20 2008
The UK mortgage market is expected to shrink by nearly 20% this year as the credit crunch continues to take its toll on lenders, according to a report. more

Lords urge VAT reform 00:35, Aug 20 2008
VAT rates should be reformed to make sustainable consumer goods "more economically attractive" as part of a bid to end the UK's throwaway culture, a Lords committee has suggested. more

'Postcode lottery' of GCSE results 00:35, Aug 20 2008
England's poorest students' chances of GCSE success are a "postcode lottery", it has been claimed. more

'Two million without good GCSE' 00:35, Aug 20 2008
Almost two million teenagers have left school without gaining a single good GCSE, it has been claimed. more

Paedophiles face tighter controls 00:35, Aug 20 2008
Measures to tighten controls on the movements of paedophiles have been announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. more

Jade back in UK after cancer shock 22:05, Aug 19 2008
Reality TV star Jade Goody broke down in tears as she arrived back in the UK after being diagnosed with cancer. more

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